DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.3 - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - 44 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3390 - - 3840 - - 273 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2447 - - 2453 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4279 - - 4729 - - 1162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2013 - - 1795 - - 4862 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 277 - - 260 - - 53 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 261 - - 274 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -9 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1765 - - 1754 - - -1387 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2514 - - 2975 - - 2549 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 392 - - 596 - - -2549 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3887 - - 4133 - - 3711 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 96 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1370 - - 1430 - - 1500 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.3 - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.6 - - 70.9 - - 71.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.6 - - 81.0 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.2 - - 69.6 - - 70.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 62 - - 44 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3390 - - 3840 - - 273 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 84 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 16 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99023 23 089 24 106 14 077 99023 91496 20 091 19 096 18 085 91496 85745 21 088 17 079 23 082 85745 80995 17 082 13 078 19 085 80995 76891 13 088 13 066 17 077 76891 73280 10 088 12 060 15 057 73280 70040 11 085 9 058 12 042 70040 67068 13 087 7 050 8 010 67068 64317 9 092 6 109 6 304 64317 61662 2 096 6 111 1 285 61662 58902 6 272 4 270 5 310 58902 56050 10 279 11 253 14 264 56050 53329 16 286 13 274 13 237 53329 50887 33 279 31 275 21 265 50887 48706 35 265 35 258 32 255 48706 46717 35 271 35 254 40 255 46717 44882 40 274 41 256 45 248 44882 43172 42 279 44 265 46 249 43172 41565 38 277 43 272 45 251 41565 40050 34 269 36 270 41 255 40050 38618 34 255 32 264 37 254 38618 37233 32 231 34 260 34 246 37233 35826 30 221 40 250 38 245 35826 34375 28 220 46 236 40 246 34375 32881 28 227 43 230 37 245 32881 31324 31 240 42 237 32 238 31324 29687 34 247 39 248 30 237 29687 27972 34 241 34 252 30 256 27972 26184 36 232 39 254 35 274 26184 24323 31 223 38 265 33 287 24323 22393 24 229 23 266 25 291 22393 20388 24 256 23 273 19 291 20388 18298 25 275 21 284 19 287 18298 16164 20 284 21 290 26 288 16164 14102 21 287 22 295 28 290 14102 12218 23 285 25 298 25 292 12218 10540 24 286 23 299 26 301 10540 9049 22 286 17 292 22 307 9049 7726 18 278 16 278 20 298 7726 6553 16 264 16 268 16 283 6553 5519 17 259 15*266 13 272 5519 4609 16*260 14*266 12 269 4609 3802 16*260 13 269 11 268 3802 3080 15 261 11 275 9 265 3080 2439 14 261 10 278 8 261 2439 1904 13 262 10 279 7 258 1904 1492 13 262 9 280 7 256 1492 1209 12 262 9 280 6*254 1209 1037 11 262 8 281 5*254 1037 938 9 262 7 281 4 252 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography